Chapter 1259: Practice makes perfect!

No! No……

A miserable scream echoed through heaven and earth; moments later, their vitality faded, and they all collapsed in the Void.

Seeing this, Heilin Laozi and the others' pupils contracted.

Lord Lu's strength has actually recovered to this extent?

Everyone outside now wants to know Lu Xuan's true cultivation; unfortunately, last time in Cloud Mist Heaven, Lord Lu didn't make many moves—it was that blood‑skirted woman who acted, settling the matter with a single blow.

Just now, Lu Xuan pointed a finger and instantly killed dozens of High Star Dao Void cultivators.

But obviously, this isn't Lu Xuan's limit!

At this moment, A Li pointed to the not‑far‑away Xue Popo and said, "Master, please save Xue Popo."

Lu Xuan nodded.

Elder Qing Yuan panicked, immediately seized Xue Popo, and said coldly, "Xue Popo, beg Lord Lu for mercy! I'm deeply fond of you—please!"

Xue Popo gasped, "Are you sick? Let me beg for mercy?"

Hiss!

Lu Xuan pointed again; Divine Light shot up, locking onto Elder Qing Yuan, who hurriedly placed Xue Popo in front of himself.

But this Divine Light, containing spatial power, vanished before Xue Popo's eyes and then pierced Elder Qing Yuan's skull from another direction.

Pfft!

Blood spurted out!

Elder Qing Yuan's limp body fell onto the Void.

Thank you, Lord Lu!

Xue Popo bowed respectfully with a grateful expression.

Lu Xuan gave a faint nod.

A Li leapt into the air, shooting toward Ye Chen, Yang Ling'er, and the others; she hugged Qing Qiu and Yang Ling'er, then smiled at Ye Chen's group, saying, "Second Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother… long time no see."

Ye Chen and the others smiled, "Long time no see."

A Li let out a soft "Huh?" and asked, "Huh? Where's Senior Sister?"

Ye Chen said, "Senior Sister and Third Senior Brother went to the Butterfly World."

"Butterfly World?" A Li felt astonished, "No wonder Third Senior Brother has always been ahead of us. I never expected that blood‑skirted woman to actually come from the Butterfly World. What on earth is her background?"

Yang Ling'er shook her head. "All we know is she calls Master 'Lu Xuan gege'; everything else is unknown."

"Really?"

A Li stared, her tender lips forming an 'O' shape, almost able to fit an egg.

In the distance, hearing A Li's group discuss the blood‑skirted woman, Heilin Laozi's face darkened and his shock grew.

Have Lord Lu's disciples become this strong?

Know that outside the World Tree, the Reverse Flow River is full of danger; even a half‑step Dao Lord can't go far.

Otherwise, the Azure Abyss Emperor wouldn't be so obsequious, cooperating with Gu Yue Laozi.

If Lord Lu's disciples are all this strong, then Lu Xuan must be infinitely powerful.

Heilin Laozi trembled with fear as he thought it over.

"If that's the case, what's the point of fighting?!"

Just then, Qi Chun Jing stepped forward and said to Lu Xuan, "Lord Lu, let us attack."

Lu Xuan nodded, took out a Yan Chuang, and lay down comfortably.

Qi Chun Jing walked step by step toward Heilin Laozi, waved his big hand, and shouted, "Kill!"

Instantly, a vast number of the Everlasting Army surged forward like a tide.

"Kill! Kill these traitors!"

"We're eating Great Demon Spirit Meat again—I really miss the taste from last time in Cloud Mist Heaven."

"Brothers, watch out—don't scatter our delicious food!"

Many Everlasting Army soldiers brandished Spiritual Weapons, unleashing their utmost killing power, faces filled with excited murderous intent.

For a moment, above the Void, Divine Light surged, brilliant radiance pouring forth endlessly; the Great Dao rumbled like bells and drums, shaking the surroundings.

Boom boom boom!

The Spiritual Weapons' divine might was mighty, their remnants shooting up to the sky, howling like the Canglang waves.

Killing intent was everywhere!

Yang Ling'er, Qing Qiu, Ye Chen, and the others also rushed into battle.

Only through endless combat can true strength be improved!

Heilin Laozi stared fixedly at Qi Chun Jing and asked, "General Qi, aren't you seriously wounded?"

Now it seems Qi Chun Jing shows no sign of serious injury at all.

Qi Chun Jing's aura was too overwhelming, making him feel extreme dread.

As Qi Chun Jing approached step by step, Heilin Laozi's heart began to pound.

A wordless pressure welled up; beneath Qi Chun Jing's feet appeared a vast white Blade Domain—he hadn't struck yet because he was gathering his blade momentum.

It wasn't that Heilin Laozi was so strong; he wanted to keep the Great Demon Spirit Meat intact.

This was the first time he faced such a problem.

Killing a great demon is simple, but preserving its flesh whole is difficult.

This tests one's mastery of the Blade Dao.

Sizzle!

Qi Chun Jing drew the Great Knife Black Pearl; on the blade, the flood dragon's qi and blood surged, blazing like a Divine Furnace, and he faintly sensed a subtle connection with the Black Pearl Star Sea.

Lingyuan Laozi's figure was ethereal, and he immediately left this battlefield.

Qi Chun Jing pondered briefly, then directly slashed out with a blade.

In an instant, the vast sword qi shot up to the sky, locking onto Hei Lin Laozi's massive body.

"This, this……"

Hei Lin Laozi's heart trembled with shock; the moment Qi Chun Jing acted, he sensed the erupting oppressive force, making his heart pound, feeling his spirit, flesh, and inner blood and qi power directly crushed—an aura surpassing the Half-step Dao Lord Realm.

"How is this possible? Qi Chun Jing…… you have broken through to the Dao Lord Realm?"

Hei Lin Laozi's heart filled with great alarm; he immediately circulated his inner blood and qi power, filling his body surface; soon, the numerous black scales on his body flickered with dark light, densely arranged like defensive spiritual weapons, evolving into intricate Dao patterns.

Moreover, he also sacrificed several half-step Dao Lord rank defensive spiritual weapons, all placed before him, like a solid wall, forming an impregnable heavenly moat.

"Useless!"

"Crack!"

The white sword qi transformed into a falling river, directly tearing several spiritual weapons into fragments, upon which abundant radiant divine light began to fade.

"Pfft!"

Merely the recoil force made Hei Lin Laozi spit out a mouthful of essence blood.

In the next instant, the terrifying sword qi directly struck his black scales, encountering almost no obstruction, piercing his flesh and cleaving him in two.

Blood burst forth!

A large amount of spiritual flesh was directly torn by the sword qi.

Hei Lin Laozi let out a mournful wail, "Ah ah ah ah……"

His flesh collapsed, the sword qi directly obliterated his Dao Resonance, turning into countless tiny wind blades that ran rampant inside his body.

That strike just now could have instantly killed him, yet he did not die!

Such agony; better to have died!

Qi Chun Jing blinked slightly, looking toward Lu Xuan, "Lord Lu, sorry. I was a bit wasteful."

He had just been exerting utmost control, but still

Lu Xuan gave a light smile, "Precision or not, it's merely a matter of skill!"

Qi Chun Jing pondered deeply, secretly thinking, "The way of making the heavy seem light—though it appears similarly lethal, mastery determines superiority!"

After a moment of silence, he again slashed toward Hei Lin Laozi.

"Sish!"

The sword qi was a vast white expanse, falling once more.

Hei Lin Laozi's soul nearly fled as he roared at Lu Xuan, "Lord Lu, we were forced; there are hidden circumstances here!"

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